Cabinet top support flange structure



Dec. 23, 1952 G. c. WlLHlDE CABINET TOP SUPPORT FLANGE STRUCTURE 2 SHEETSSHEET 1 Original Filed Nov. 12, 1947 gwue/wLo o 6/6777? LUV/h l cze Dec. 23, 1952 G. c. WlLHlDE CABINET TOP SUPPORT FLANGE STRUCTURE 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Original Filed Nov. 12, 1947 IIIIIIII'IIIIIII Exam Patented Dec. 23, 1952 CABINET TOP SUPPORT FLANGE STRUCTURE Glenn C. Wilhide, Towson, MIL, assignor to The Black and Decker Manufacturing Company, a corporation of Maryland Original application November 12, 1947, Serial N 0.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 785,466. Divided and this application June 16, 1951, Serial No. 232,030

4 Claims.

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cabinet with certain portions broken away.

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lar parts throughout the several views:

2 It. This band is one continuous member around the periphery of the top of the cabinet and it is welded to the top of the cabinet as at H. The vertical portion 9 of the band rests upon the wall of the cabinet as shown at i2 so that the weight on the cabinet top rests directly upon the top of the wall of the cabinet I. A metal top It rests upon the flange H! and is welded thereto as at M. A composition top 15 is then placed over this structed to support the top of the cabinet which 10 metal top it and to the top comprised of memin turn supports heavy tools thereon. The cabibers l3 and t5 the valve refacer 4 may be bolted. net has a space for tools and this space has an A reinforcing strip it may be welded to the under overhead door which may be raised and pushed side of the metal top l3, as shown in Figure 4.

horizontally back into the cabinet and it has At the lower edge the cabinet is reinforced by likewise a sliding drawer for containing other arcs and angles H and [3 respectively and to tools and these various smaller tools have conthese arcs and angles roller sockets l9 are welded siderable value, so the cabinet must be locked on and in these roller sockets the stems of rollers 26 are inserted.

The cabinet is preferably mounted on rollers Tool racks 49 are welded to the sides of the and is equipped with a light and sockets providcabinet. The rear cabinet recess portion 24 has ing electrical connections for tools, so that those therein a hook 58 on which a cord 5! may be hung in the cabinet may be operated wherever the when the cabinet is not in use and this cord forms cabinet is and so that the cabinet may be placed an electrical extension, the end of which may be next to a motor to be serviced and the tools in p d 0 a ge current source and the outthe cabinet and on it will be in a convenient loca- 25 lets 52 may then be used for the light I and such tion for such motor servicing. tools as it may be desirable to operate may be Other objects and advantages of the invention p u d o e remaining sockets for the source will be apparent from the following description of current. and the accompanying drawings forming a, part The operation and advantages of the various elements of the new cabinet will be apparent from Figure l is a front perspective view of the cabithe above detailed description. It will likewise be apparent that various modifications may be Figure 2 is a. rear elevational view of the cabimade in the detailed structure of the various parts without departing from the invention.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional What is claimed as new and is desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the top of the 1. In a cabinet having an upstanding outer thin sheet wall, a peripherally placed band ex- Figure 5 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional tended vertically around the outside top thereof,

0 affixed thereto, the thickness of the band being ure 6 is a fra y p spective sectional substantially the same as that of the wall, said view of the construction of the top of the cabiband beinglongitudinally folded upon itself in- I wardly, and downwardly the inner edge being In the drawings similar numerals refer to simibent inwardly, angularly, to form an angularly rigid flange, supported vertically from said up- The Cabinet i has theleln a drawer 2 and a standing wall and a top for said cabinet, inside panel door 3 and the cabinet has resting thereon, Said folded band resting upon and supported shown in dotted lines in Figure l, a valve refacer solely by aid inwardly bent edge, the perimeter A light Stand mounted on a bracket 5 on of the top being equal to or less than the inner the back of the cabinet and the stand has thereon perimeter of t wa11 a light 1 to illuminate the work on the refacer 4. 2. In a cabinet having an upstanding outer Around t e p of the cabinet s a a d 8 W h thin sheet wall, a peripherally placed band exis longitudinally folded upon itself inwardly, tending vertically around the outside top thereof forming a wall 9 and the inner edge of the band rigidly afiixed thereto, the thickness of the band is bent inwardly at right angles to form a flange being substantially the same as that of the wall,

a flange integral with said band and extendin inwardly therefrom and normal thereto from substantially its center, the flange resting upon the cabinet wall, said flange being angularly rigid with respect to the band, and a top for said cabinet, inside said band resting upon and supported solely by said inwardly extending flange, the perimeter of the top being equal to or less than the inner perimeter of the wall. I

3. In a cabinet having an upstanding outer thin sheet wall, a peripherally placed band extending vertically around the outside top thereof and afiixed thereto, the thickness of the band being substantially the same as that of the wall, said band being longitudinally folded upon it self inwardly, and downwardly the inner edge being bent inwardly horizontally, the downwardly directed fold resting upon and being supported by the cabinet wall and the horizontally bent edge forming an angularly rigid flange, a top for said cabinet inside said downwardly folded band resting solely upon and being rigidly affixed to said horizontally bent edge, the perimeter of the top being equal to or less than the inner perimeter of the wall.

4. In a cabinet having an upstanding outer thin sheet wall, a peripherally placed band extending vertically around the outside top thereof,

4 the thickness of the band being substantially the same as that of the wall, said band being longitudinally folded upon itself inwardly and downwardly, the inner edge of the band being bent inwardly, angularly, to forrn a flange, the downward, and inner angularly folded portions being L-shaped in cross-section and resting and being supported, at the angle on the top of the cabinet wall, the flange being angularly rigid with respect to the band and horizontally rigid with respect to the wall, and a top for said cabinet, inside said folded band and resting solely upon'said inwardly bent edge, the perimeter of the top being equal to or less than the inner perimeter of the wall.

GLENN C. WILI-IIDE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,226,457 Brown May 15, 1917 1,581,257 We'ge Apr. 20, 1926 1,760,036 Bellows May 27, 1930 2,228,504 Braun 1 Jan. 14, 1941 2,310,904 Bales #4-; Feb. 9, 1943 

